Family

Lessons from my late mother: Seamstress and superwoman

At the height of the circuit breaker, Joanna Cheong’s mum went home to be with the Lord. As the family was unable to hold a proper memorial service due to the restrictions at the time, they...

Family

6 encouraging prayers for mums

Mothers are our first friends, teachers and role models. And if we were raised in a Christian home, our mothers (and fathers too) were probably the ones who first told us about Jesus. The power of a...

Family

Mother’s Day gift ideas: The Love Language Edition

I must admit: Growing up, I’ve never put much effort into my mum’s birthday or, for that matter, Mother’s Day. Don’t get me wrong. It’s more like we’ve never had a culture...

Friendship

3 types of friends we all need

Friends, How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory — these are a few of my favourite shows I grew up watching. I remember thinking to myself, how fun and awesome it would be to rent an apartment...

Culture

When temptation comes, do a Joseph!

In church, we almost never talk about the fact that God created us as sexual beings (Genesis 1:27-28 and 2:24-25). We are relational beings just like God – and we relate in many ways, including our...

Faith

Who saved my life? For years, I wanted an answer to the miracle I experienced as a child

When I was 5 years old, there was one evening when my mum sent me to be taken care of by my aunt. I was with my aunt at the entrance of her flat as she was welcoming guests for a gathering. After a...

Culture

Minari: In the fumbling search for Eden, lessons on family and failure

WARNING: SPOILERS ABOUND “Never pay for anything you can find for free.” I chuckled at that line when Jacob (played by Steven Yeun) tells that to his son David in one of the early scenes in...

Relationships

3 ways to grow a relationship well

Before being attached, I was single for a total of 25 years. When I was younger, I faced a lot of pressure, ridicule and scorn from relatives about being a single woman. At that time, I had no real...

Culture

That’s what B.R.O.T.H.E.R.S. are for

It is tragic and heartbreaking to see the rise in incidences of sexual impropriety and immorality today, ranging from voyeurism, sexting, sexual grooming, power abuses for sexual favours,...